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On Friday, the government of Ukraine moved a step closer to a new shale gas arrangement to move its goal of energy independence from Russia forward when a regional council confirmed its draft for an output-sharing agreement with Chevron. Deputies in the western Ivano-Frankivsk region had returned the draft to the government in August, demanding guarantees that the environment would be adequately guarded during exploration, and for a commitment to allocate 10 percent of any gas produced to local consumption.